(02-01-2023, 10:39 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(02-01-2023, 10:31 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Guys, we have a franchise QB who will be on a rookie deal for up to the next 3 years.  Now is not the time to play hardball with guys who can help us win a Super Bowl.  A lot of you are even proposing contract offers that are, frankly, insulting to the players involved.  I hope our front office doesn't do that.
As I outlined in an earlier post, our salary cap is completely manageable.  
Now is the time to push our chips into the middle of the table and go for it.

What contracts are insulting an what would you want to pay Engram and Taylor?  You have to be smart with the money not stupid.  Instead of making Taylor the highest paid RT or even top 5 I'd go sign a guy like Fletcher Cox or Javon Hargrave or both.  Brandon Graham is a FA as well and I'm sure they would like to play for their old coach being the Eagles won't have the money to resign them all

4 years, 17.5 million total for Taylor is massively insulting.  

For Engram, I'd offer at least $60 million over 4 years, with $45 million guaranteed.  $20 million signing bonus.  Signing bonus is part of the $45 million guarantee.   
Annual Salaries:
Year 1: $3 million.  Cap hit: $8 million.
Year 2: $9 million.  Cap hit: $14 million. 
Year 3: $11 million.  Cap hit: $16 million. 
Year 4: $18 million.  Cap hit: $23 million.  
Dead money if cut after year 3: $5 million.  
Obviously, after year 3, we need to either negotiate a new contract or waive him.  
And obviously, if I offer this, he would ask for more, since we are negotiating, so we would inevitably wind up somewhere north of what I offered.  

You have to also be cognizant of the fact that Engram has been in the system for a year and would be ahead of anyone we sign to replace him. 

For Taylor, since we have 3 pretty good OTs, I would not be as aggressive.  I'd offer him $40 million over 4 years, with $10 million guaranteed, and a $15 million signing bonus.

Fletcher Cox is 32 years old.  I would say no to that.  
Javon Hargrave would be interesting.  I have no idea what I would offer him.

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